Preface.

The Author.

Introduction: The Dilemmas of Managers in the Middle.

POLITICS IN THE WORKPLACE: REKINDLING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT.

Personal Choices That Shape the Work Environment.

Origins of the Bureaucratic Mentality.

Developing Antidotes for Bureaucracy.

POSITIVE POLITICAL SKILLS AT WORK.

Creating a Vision of Greatness: The First Step Toward Empowerment.

Building Support for Your Vision: Negotiating with Allies and Adversaries.

Balancing Autonomy and DepAndence: Peace with Those Around You.

Facing Organizational Realities: Continual Acts of Courage.

Enacting the Vision: The Essence of Empowerment.

Annotated Bibliography.

Index.